By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist
November 2, 2012; 12:09PM,EDT
While most of the nation will be dry and mild on Election Day, there are some areas of the nation where the weather will be more active.
A coastal storm may be impacting portions of the East, while a separate storm may produce snow showers in parts of the Upper Midwest. A third storm may approach the Northwest coast, bringing increasing clouds and showers to parts of the region.
Eastern U.S. Weather
A storm may be spinning off the East Coast of the U.S. on Election Day, potentially sending rain and wind into coastal areas of the Southeast into the mid-Atlantic.
"The weather pattern remains volatile for another storm to form on the East Coast, but nothing like Sandy," AccuWeather Expert Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity said. "A storm that would be more normal for early November."
High pressure dominating eastern Canada is expected to maintain its control. With this pattern, coastal storms have nowhere to go, so they slow down off the East Coast of the U.S. That is a classic nor'easter setup.
It is not out of the question that voters will deal with torrential rainfall and high winds across the Carolinas and portions of Virginia. People heading to the polls in Charleston and Columbia, S.C., Wilmington, Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C., and Norfolk, Va., may deal with the messy weather.
Rain and wind could then spread northward across much of the I-95 corridor, including in Portland, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Dry weather with temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s may be in store for much of the Deep South from Louisiana to South Carolina.
A possible zone of showers and thunderstorms may be impacting central Florida as a front may be stretched across the Sunshine State. Temperatures south of the front will be mild in the 80s.
In the early morning rain, voters are transported to the voting booths by tram inside of Century Village in Deerfield Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1996. (AP Photo/Gary I. Rothstein)There will be a major contrast in the weather across the central U.S. Chilly and unsettled weather will impact the Great Lakes region, while dry and warm weather dominates the central and southern Plains.
A weak storm may be moving across Canada, bringing rain and perhaps snow showers, brisk winds and chilly air to the Great Lakes region.
Voters in Chicago and Detroit may contend with passing rain showers and a chilly breeze with highs being held in the upper 40s.
Heavier rain showers and some snow mixing in or falling alone may impact northern Minnesota, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to northern Wisconsin and northern portions of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Meanwhile, a large dome of high pressure dominating the Southwest will have an influence on dry and warm weather for the central and southern Plains. In the central Plains, highs could climb into the 60s and 70s.
Texas may have highs ranging from the upper 60s and lower 70s around Dallas and Houston to the mid-80s across Deep South Texas. Abundant sunshine should accompany the warm weather in the southern Plains.
Western U.S. Weather
Clouds may be increasing across much of Washington and Oregon as a storm could approach the Pacific Northwest on Election Day. A few showers may reach western Washington ahead of the storm. Voters in Seattle may need to reach for umbrellas before heading to the polls.
In Southern California and the Desert Southwest, temperatures may actually climb a bit above normal. Los Angeles may rise into the mid-80s, while normal highs for this time of year are in the lower 70s. Phoenix is also forecast to climb into the mid-80s, about 5 degrees above normal.
Dry and mild weather is in store for places such as Salt Lake City, Albuquerque and Denver as well.
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